What is a "spirit"?

Answer 1

A spirit is anything over 20 percent alcohol by volume.

Answer 2

There are many definitions, here is what the dictionary says:
1.

a. The vital principle or animating force within living beings.
b. Incorporeal consciousness.

2. The soul, considered as departing from the body of a person at death.
3. Spirit The Holy Spirit.
4. A supernatural being, as:

a. An angel or a demon.
b. A being inhabiting or embodying a particular place, object, or natural phenomenon.
c. A fairy or sprite.

5.

a. The part of a human associated with the mind, will, and feelings: Though unable to join us today, they are with us in spirit.
b. The essential nature of a person or group.

6. A person as characterized by a stated quality: He is a proud spirit.
7.

a. An inclination or tendency of a specified kind: Her actions show a generous spirit.
b. A causative, activating, or essential principle: The couple's engagement was announced in a joyous spirit.

8. spirits A mood or an emotional state: The guests were in high spirits. His sour spirits put a damper on the gathering.
9. A particular mood or an emotional state characterized by vigor and animation: sang with spirit.
10. Strong loyalty or dedication: team spirit.
11. The predominant mood of an occasion or a period: "The spirit of 1776 is not dead" (Thomas Jefferson).
12. The actual though unstated sense or significance of something: the spirit of the law.
13. An alcohol solution of an essential or volatile substance. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.
14. spirits An alcoholic beverage, especially distilled liquor.

tr.v. spir·it·ed, spir·it·ing, spir·its


1. To carry off mysteriously or secretly: The documents had been spirited away.
2. To impart courage, animation, or determination to; inspirit.




[Middle English, from Old French espirit, from Latin spīritus, breath, from spīrāre, to breathe.]

Answer 3

Well, the obvious answer is that long ago fermented beverages were thought to contain spirits. Those spirits were thought to interact with you after drinking teh beverage, thusly making you happy (drunk)

In laymens terms, a spirit referrs to a distilled form of alcohol. We all know that.

An interesting twist on the "spirit" reference comes from distilleries that age thier product in oak barrells. Over the course of years, some of the alcohol in those casks will evaporate, leaving less volume than when they were origianlly filled. Distillers call this the Angel's Share.

Answer 4

they are distilled spirits. That is a lower alcohol liquid (such as beer, wine or cider) that had been put through a still or distilling process to boil off some of the water and increase the alcohol content. Most distilled spirits are 80 proof or 40% alcohol. Rum, vodka, whisky, tequila, etc are all spirits.

Answer 5

Since this was asked in the Beer, Wine, and Spirits section, we can safely assume that you are looking for the definition of an alcoholic "spirit"

Well in that case;

Any type of alcohol not including wine or beer.

Answer 6

. Spirit is a persons inner strength.Spirit helps a person through his / her ordeal .Every one is born with this inner spirit but in some societies this spirit is overtaken by greed and materialistic status.

Answer 7

" Jautomatic" has the best answer, that's exactly what a spirit is.

Answer 8

SPIRIT

meaning1: an alcoholic beverage
meaning 2: the thing in your closet after midnight in sheets

Answer 9

A car made by the American Motors Corporation

Answer 10

An alcoholic beverage


Or a ghost